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Reproduction (or procreation or breeding) is the biological process by which new individual organisms – "offspring" – are produced from their "parent" or parents. There are two forms of reproduction: asexual and sexual. In asexual reproduction, an organism can reproduce without the involvement of another organism.
An adult and two young under normal light (left) and UV light (right), showing that fluorescence varies with age Fluorescent patterns on the back of a pumpkin toadlet. B. ephippium is a very small frog with a snout–to–vent length of 12.5–19.7 mm (0.49–0.78 in) in adults, [5] but it is among the largest in its genus together with species like B. darkside, B. garbeanus and B. margaritatus.
The gymnosperms (/ ˈ dʒ ɪ m n ə ˌ s p ɜːr m z,-n oʊ-/ ⓘ JIM-nə-spurmz, -noh-; lit. ' revealed seeds ') are a group of woody, perennial seed-producing plants, typically lacking the protective outer covering which surrounds the seeds in flowering plants, that include conifers, cycads, Ginkgo, and gnetophytes, forming the clade Gymnospermae [2] The term gymnosperm comes from the ...
This fall, learn about different types of pumpkins including heirloom varieties like Jarrahdale and Cinderella. They come in all shapes, sizes, and colors!
Plant reproduction is the production of new offspring in plants, which can be accomplished by sexual or asexual reproduction. Sexual reproduction produces offspring by the fusion of gametes , resulting in offspring genetically different from either parent.
Here's how to grow your own pumpkins, including how to keep a pumpkin from rotting, when to plant seedlings, and when to pick them in the fall.
Here's how to grow your own pumpkins, including how to keep a pumpkin from rotting, when to plant seedlings, and when to pick them in the fall.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the English word pumpkin derives from the Ancient Greek word πέπων (romanized pepōn), meaning 'melon'. [6] [7] Under this theory, the term transitioned through the Latin word peponem and the Middle French word pompon to the Early Modern English pompion, which was changed to pumpkin by 17th-century English colonists, shortly after encountering ...